Trolls: The Beat Goes On! is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation. Based on the 3D computer-animated comedy musical film Trolls, the show premiered on Netflix on January 19, 2018, in the United States and takes place between the events of the first film and the sequel, Trolls World Tour. Amanda Leighton, Skylar Astin, Kari Wahlgren, Sam Lerner, David Kaye, David Fynn, Sean T. Krishnan, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Fryda Wolff provide the new voices for Princess Poppy, Branch, Bridget, King Gristle, King Peppy, Biggie and Mr. Dinkles, Guy Diamond, Smidge, DJ Suki and Satin & Chenille for this series respectively; only [2] Ron Funches and Walt Dohrn reprise their roles as Cooper and Cloud Guy, also respectively.[3] Matt Lowe also voices Creek in the series, who returns in "Creek Week".
| Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Trolls by DreamWorks Animation |
| Developed by |
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| Voices of | |
| Theme music composer | Jeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, and Matias Mora |
| Opening theme | "Hair in the Air" by Kenz Hall and Skylar Astin |
| Ending theme | various ending themes |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Matthew Beans |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | January 19, 2018 – November 22, 2019[1] |
| Related | |
| Trolls: TrollsTopia | |
Hannah Friedman, Sam Friedman, and Matthew Beans developed the series, with music from Alex Geringas and original songs by Alana Da Fonseca.[4] James Zahn of The Rock Father confirmed that there would be a second season,[5] which was released on March 9 and consists of seven episodes.[6]
The third season was released on August 24, 2018,[7] the fourth season on November 2, 2018,[8] the fifth season on January 18, 2019,[9] the sixth season on April 9, 2019,[10] the seventh season on August 27, 2019,[11] and the eighth and final season was released on November 22, 2019.[12]
The series debuted in the United States on Universal Kids on November 16, 2020.
A new Trolls series called Trolls: TrollsTopia was released on Hulu on November 19, 2020.[13][14] It was also released on Peacock on the same day.
Cast and characters
editMain characters
edit- Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy, the excitable and optimistic queen of the Trolls
- Skylar Astin as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Troll and Poppy's best friend
- David Fynn as:
- Biggie, a large, friendly Troll
- Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet worm
- Fryda Wolff as:
- DJ Suki, a cheerful and positive Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects
- Satin and Chenille, twin Trolls with a flair for fashion design and conjoined by their hair. Satin is very cheerful and talkative while Chenille is calm and sassy.
- Ron Funches as Cooper, a giraffe-like Troll
- Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highly auto-tuned voice
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge, a small, inordinately strong female Troll with a masculine voice
Supporting characters
edit- David Kaye as King Peppy, the former king of the Trolls and Poppy's father
- Sam Lerner as King Gristle Jr., the king of the Bergens
- Kari Wahlgren as:
- Bridget, a Bergen who is a former scullery maid, Gristle Jr's girlfriend, and Poppy's best friend
- Harper, a very artistic, creative, sassy, jocund, competitive and optimistic Troll who loves to paint
- Matt Lowe as Creek, a Troll with zen-like wisdom and Branch's treacherous rival
- Gary Cole as Sky Toronto, the boss and owner of Sky Toronto's Party Shop
- Declan Churchill Carter as Keith, a young Troll
- Abby Ryder Fortson as Priscilla, a young Troll
- Kyla Carter as CJ Suki, DJ Suki's young niece
- Walt Dohrn as:
- Fuzzbert, a Troll whose legs are the only thing visible besides his hair
- Cloud Guy, an anthropomorphic cloud who often makes fun of Branch
- Sainty Nelsen as Nova Swift, a trendsetter and fashionista Troll
- Jonah Platt as Milton Moss, a gentle critter keeper and veterinarian Troll and Smidge's love interest
- Utkrash Ambudkar as Master Controll is a rapper who wants to battle Poppy in a compliment rap battle
- Fryda Wolff as:
- Dr. Moonbloom, a medical Troll who has a habit of saying things dramatically
- Gia Grooves, a kind, glittery Troll who run the daycare center
- Alexa Kahn as Tug Duluth, a tour guide Troll
- Kevin Michael Richardson as:
- Klaus Von Frousting, a Troll who applies frosting and speaks in that of a Scandinavian accent.
- Groth, an upper class Bergen with high standards.
- Chad and Todd, the guards of the Royal Bergen family.
- Pat Pinney as Nangus, a Bergen who is in charge of the dungeon
- Arnie Pantoja as Archer Pastry, a creature who was once part of a group called "The Party Crashers" and a new friend to Poppy and the Trolls
- Rachel Bloom as Cybil, a fortune teller Troll
Episodes
editSoundtrack
edit| DreamWorks Trolls - The Beat Goes On! (Music From the TV Series) | |
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| Soundtrack album by Cast of Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | |
| Released | March 16, 2018 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 34:00 |
| Label | RCA Records |
Songs
editAll tracks are written by Da Fonseca and Yaeger except written
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hair In The Air" | Jeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, & Matias Mora | Kenz Hall,[15] Skylar Astin, & Ensemble | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Happily Ever After" | Aleque Reid,[16] Astin, & Ensemble | 2:34 | |
| 3. | "One and Only Love" | Kari Wahlgren, Sam Lerner | 2:22 | |
| 4. | "Sunshine All the Time" | Fryda Wolff | 2:35 | |
| 5. | "Best Day Ever" | Reid[16] | 2:32 | |
| 6. | "Party On" | Kevin Michael Richardson | 2:20 | |
| 7. | "Forgive Me (Show Version)" | Astin | 2:24 | |
| 8. | "Move Ya Body" | Walt Dohrn | 2:42 | |
| 9. | "The Other Side of the Storm" | Reid,[16] Astin | 2:58 | |
| 10. | "Happy Prank Day" | Reid,[16] Ensemble Cast | 2:18 | |
| 11. | "Rap Battle Suite" | Reid,[16] Richardson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, David Fynn | 2:15 | |
| 12. | "Dance It Out" | Reid[16] | 2:49 | |
| 13. | "The Winners" | Reid[16] | 2:22 | |
| 14. | "Forgive Me (Remix)" | Astin | 2:22 |
Broadcast
editThe series was released internationally on Netflix. It was also aired on linear television in the United States on Universal Kids, in the United Kingdom on Pop, Tiny Pop and Pop Max, in Australia on ABC Me, in Canada on Family, in South Africa on e.tv, in Southeast Asia on DreamWorks Channel Asia, in the Philippines on TV5 (dubbed in Filipino) and in Pakistan on Pop.
The series was also released for broadcast in South Korea on Tooniverse. The main theme of the program, "Hair in the Air", is sung in its Korean version featuring vocals from Red Velvet's Yeri and NCT's Jeno, Jaemin, and Renjun.
Home media
editTrolls: The Beat Goes On! - Seasons 1 - 4, containing all of the episodes from seasons 1–4, was released on DVD on May 7, 2019, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
References
edit- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 10, 2020). "Will 'Trolls World Tour' Profit Off Universal's Experimental VOD (& Drive-In Theater) Model?". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Animation Magazine (19 October 2017). "'DreamWorks Trolls Holiday' Musical Special Set for NBC". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "TV - Trolls". DreamWorks Animation. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Animation Magazine. "DreamWorks & Netflix Plan 6 New Series, Date 'Trolls' Toon". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ James Zahn (January 19, 2018). "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! The Toys of Troll Village and a New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette!". The Rock Father. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ McLean, Tom (February 23, 2018). "'DreamWorks Trolls' Returns March 9 with 7 New Episodes". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Patches, Matt (July 25, 2018). "Every movie and show coming to Netflix in August". Polygon.
- ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "That feeling when there's only one month to go until new episodes of #DreamWorksTrolls: The Beat Goes On! stream on Netflix!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
- ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "It's FRIYAY and @Netflix has all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
- ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Head to @Netflix now to discover all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
- ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Grab your friends, and head over to Netflix to stream all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
- ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Gather your friends and tune into Netflix for all new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Unveils Animation Slate at TCA". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "World Screen October 2020". 30 September 2020.
- ^ LDS Former "American Idol" Contestant Is Lead Singing Voice for Upcoming Netflix Series
- ^ a b c d e f g My sister @7aleque7 is the singing voice of #Poppy for @netflix and @dreamworksanimation 's @trolls (She's Poppy on soundtrack on all except for Hair in the Air)
External links
edit- Official website at DreamWorks TV
- Official website at Netflix
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On! at IMDb